Elektrobit has established a comprehensive strategic agreement with Metoak, a renowned Chinese provider of intelligent driving solutions. The collaboration combines Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications—the world’s first open-source operating system solution compliant with automotive functional safety standards—with Metoak’s high-performance chips and intelligent driving algorithms to accelerate the large-scale adoption and ecosystem evolution of software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology.
The first mass-production project under this alliance has begun, with a focus on advances in stereoscopic visual perception and multi-sensor fusion technologies.
The project seeks to produce next-generation, high-performance, cost-efficient ADAS controllers for lane-keeping, autonomous emergency braking, and other tasks using Metoak chips and Elektrobit’s safety-compliant open-source OS solution, with mass production scheduled for early 2026.
This is the first deep integration of open-source technologies with homegrown chips in China’s intelligent driving arena.
The agreement lays the framework for scalable future applications by combining Elektrobit’s global knowledge with Metoak’s stereoscopic vision chips and algorithms. This cooperation provides safe, cost-effective, and rapidly updateable systems that enable Chinese automakers to accelerate SDV innovation.
The Partnership Focuses On Two Core Areas:
- EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications, the centerpiece of the collaboration, is the first open-source, high-performance computing (HPC) operating system globally to meet ISO 26262 ASIL B and IEC 61508 SIL 2 dual safety compliance. This solution addresses the gap in open-source software for safety-critical automotive scenarios. Its open-source nature enables automakers to customize functionalities 50 percent faster while ensuring cybersecurity compliance from inception. With the UNECE R155 cybersecurity regulation now in effect in Europe, this system helps automakers maintain competitiveness through rapid, secure development and 15-year lifecycle support.
- Metoak has completed in-depth adaptation and validation of EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications on its domestically produced high-performance chips, significantly reducing supply chain risks and delivering a flexible, cost-effective solution for local automakers.
The firms will collaborate on ASIL D-certified Classic AUTOSAR software and services to optimize real-time communication and functional safety architectures, drawing on Elektrobit’s 35+ years of knowledge in the field. The collaborative development of L3 autonomous driving domain control algorithms will increase system responsiveness and dependability.
The partners also intend to create a local ecosystem to promote the “domestic chips + open-source system” approach, which will speed up automakers’ adoption of EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications.
Leadership Comments
Yaojie Lu, CEO of Metoak stated: “As pioneers of ‘stereo vision + AI dual-drive’ technology, we are committed to delivering differentiated, cost-efficient perception solutions for automotive and robotics. Partnering with Elektrobit combines the flexibility of EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications with Metoak’s full-stack capabilities, enabling industry-leading precision and adaptability.” 
Maria Anhalt, CEO of Elektrobit, emphasized: “The success of the software-defined vehicle is dependent upon the levels of openness and collaboration within our industry. We are excited to see the first and only open-source OS solution compliant with automotive functional safety standards go into mass-production and proud to be defining next-generation automotive software with Metoak and other local partners.”
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